A world-systems perspective on the archaeology and ethnohistory of the Mesoamerican/Lower Central American border

Ancient Mesoamerica

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 219-229

  Carmack, Robert M ^a   González, Silvia Salgado ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BORDER REGION; CLASSIC PERIOD; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ETHNICITY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIAL HISTORY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; NICARAGUA; NICOYA PENINSULA;

EID: 33947591286     PISSN: 09565361     EISSN: 14691787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095653610606007X     Document Type: Article

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